Attachment for printing-telegraphs or other strip-delivering apparatus.



4 1 PATENTBD AUG. 4190'3. c. M. STINPR. ATTAGHMENT PORPRINTINGTELEGRAPHS 0R OTHER STRIP DBLIVPRING APPARATUS.

PATENTED AUG. 4; 19031.

' f No. 735,311.'

gc. M. STINER.` Y r ATTACHMENT TOR PRINTINGVTELBGRAPHS 0R OTHER sTRTPDELIVERI'NTG APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 11, 1901.

f1 SHEETS-:SHEET 2.

INVENTOR H0 MODEL.

WITNEssEsf ATTORNEY mz Normas P rnzln no, wom-Ll'rwx, WASHINGTON, o c

PATENTBD AUG. 4, 1903;.

C. M. STINIJL.4 ATTACHMENT FOR PRINTING TBLEG-RAPHS 0R OTHER STRIPDELIVBRING APPARATUS. `APLIoArIoN111.111) FEB. 11, 1901.

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'i UNITED= STATES."I

Iatented August 4, 19O.

PATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE M. STINER,YOF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE AUTO TICKER-TAPEDISPLAY COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

ATTACHMENT ROR PRINTlNG-TELEGRAPHS OR OTHER STRIP-DELIVERING APPARATUS.

r'nenerFrwi'r:ro1vV forming part ofnettersrateat No. 735,31 1, datedAugust `4, 1903.

` Application filed'ebrnary 1l, 1901. Serial No. 46,765. (No model.) l

To @ZZ whom t 11mg concern.-

Be it known that I, CLARENCE M. STINER, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at the city of New York, in the borough of Manhattan and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAttachments for Printing-Telegraphs or other Strip-Delivering Apparatus,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

' In certain forms of printing-telegraphs,such V as the well-knownticker for printing stock reports and "'other intelligencethe printedmatter appears upon one side of acontinuous` narrow ribbon of paper o rtape which is automatcally drawn from a reel, printed, and

then ejected from the instrument into a box, basket, or other receptaclefrom which it may be withdrawn for perusal; but since the printing isdone in what is practically but a single line a few minutes work on thepart of the machine will suffice to use up a considerablelength of tape,and it is therefore often necessary to handle many yards of the tape inorder `to findreports which have been printed buta comparatively shorttime, and inthe casev of machines located in `public places'the tapes,

owing to frequent and in most cases careless handling, soon becomeconfused and tangled masses, readable only near the instrument, andearly reports being completely hidden and` practically inaccessible.

produce a device which, coperating with an ordinary ticker or similarinstrument, shall be adapted to receive the tape as it emerges from theinstrument and arrange the same upon a suitable receiver in a compactand orderly manner printed side up, so that the printed mattermay beeasily read.`

Broadly, the invention consists ofthe com:n

bination, with a printing-telegraph or other instrument`or machiuein`whicha continuons tape or sheet is printed upon or otherwise treatedand then ejected,1of a receiver and means whereby said tape or sheetwill be arranged npon said .receiver neatly and compactly and in aregular, uniform, or definite order, so that printed matter or otherimpressions upon the surface of the tape or sheet wlibeexposed to viewinsuch mannerthat the 'same may be conveniently'examined or observed.

More specifically,the invention consists of Y that printedmatterthereupon can be read line after line,like the printed page of a book.

My invention comprehends the use of a receiver of any desired shape andof any desired dimensions either in` length or width; but in practice itwill probably be found preferable in most cases to employ a number ofsmall receivers or a receiver divided into a `plurality of sectionsrather than a single continuous receiver.` One advantage of apluralityof receiver-sections is economyof space, andin the embodimentof myinvention herein disclosed such arrangement has been adopted.

In the embodiment referred to a'plurality of empty receiver-sections arecompactly arranged in a group or pile ofsmall compass to one side of theline of movement ofthe tape The object of the present `invention is totAvas it issues from the instrument, said move- -ment in this caseV beingin a substantially horizontal plane.V A motor adapted to oper` ate atintervals is arranged to engage the receiver-sections, withdraw themsuccessively from the group or pile referred to, and move them stepbystep transversely to the path of ,movement of the tape, a suitableguidingchannel being provided for the tape to direct the same from theinstrument onto the surface of a receiver-section. A device feronttweensaid channel and the receiver-sections in line with the tape. Areceiver-section having been withdrawn from the group or pile intooperative relation with the tape will remain stationary during theoperation of the ting or severing the tape will be located beticker orother instrument until a predetermined length of the tape has been laidupon the surface of said section, whereupon the motor will be released.The release of the motor will cause the knife to descend, severing thetape at the edge of the receiver-section and causing the section itselfto be advanced one step, carrying the severed strip with it, andpresenting another portion of its surface to the tape for a fresh strip.As the several sections become filled with strips of tape they may besuccessively transferred to another part of the device and againarranged 1 in a compact group or pile.

tions, may be readily exposed to view at any time.

` In the accompanying drawingslhave illustrated an organization ofmechanisms which I wish to be understood as representative of only oneof the many forms in which my invention may be embodied, and while Ishall hereinafter describe such embodiment in detail I do not limitmyself in any way whatsoever tothe structural details as they hereinappear or to any other specic construction.

Figure 1 represents a plan view of my invention. Fig. 2 is an endelevation of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of arrows 2 2. Fig. 3 is asection on line w x of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of arrows 2 2.Fig. 4 is a section on line lyfy of Fig. l'looking in the direction ofarrows 3 3. Fig. 5 isa detail illustrating the operation of a rockinglever and pawl. Fig. 6 is a detail illustrating the manner of-exposingto View the contents of one of a group or pile of receiver-sections.Fig. 7 is a sectional view of what is shown in Fig. 6 with an additionalslide partly drawn out. Fig. 8 is a detail of'the knife andknife-operating mechanism, and Fig. 9 is a detail of the motor.

Referring. to the drawings by letters and numerals, A represents acasing,within which the working parts of the device are supported andhoused.

Bis a platform located in chamber b at one end of said casing, and C asimilar platform located in chamber c atthe other end thereof. PlatformsvB and C are supported by vertical shafts or columns B and C', whichshafts are toothed, as shown, and engaged by spurwheels b and c',respectively. Spur-wheels b and c' are engaged by a com mon drive-gearD, which is mounted upon a shaft E. A pulley E', to vwhich a weight E2is attached, is also secured lto said shaft. c

Extending across the space between the two chambers b and c and near theupper portionsthereof are tracks, guides, or ways d CZ. Platform" B isdesigned to carry a charge `or succeeding section against the cover a.

supply ofreceiver-sections, (represented by the numerals 1, 2, ,3, 4,&c.,) which sections are piled one upon the other in the manner bestshown in Fig. 4. The function and the details of construction of thesereceiver-sections will appear hereinafter and need not be considerednow. For the present it will suffice to siate that in the regularoperation of the machine these sections, beginning with the topmost,will be transferred successively across the guides or tracks d d andpiled regularly, one upon th-e other, upon the platform C, thearrangement being that the bottom of the topmost section on platform Bwill be in line with said guides or tracks as well as in line with theupper surface of the platform C or the upper surface of a pile ofreceiver-sections that may lie upon said platform.

The function of the weight E2 is to keep the topmost of the pile ofreceiver-sections on platform B pressed against the under side of thecover a of the chamber b, in which position it may be engaged by thetransferring devices, 'to be described hereinafter, Aand withdrawn fromthe pile. Whenever a section shall have been wholly withdrawn from saidpile, weight E2 will act and carry t-he next Now if the pull of theweight on shaft E were a constant factor the friction between cover aand the receiver-sections would be increased every time a section waswithdrawn from platform B, since theremoval of each section wouldlighten `the pile and correspondingly lessen the resistance to saidWeight. Accordingly I have divided the weight into a plu- Sov ICO

rality of members ee, spaced apart and sepa- Y rately attached to thepulley-cord, as indicated in Fig. 4. As the weight descends thesemembers will one by one come to rest upon a suitable support, as a2, andthe pull upon shaft E, and the consequent upward thrust of the platformB, be gradually lessened; but since the receiver-sections are removedfrom platform B only to be transferred to platform C the weight upon thelatter will be increased as fast as thatupon the former is decreased,which fact will also tend to produce friction between the'cover and thereceiversections, it being understood that downward pressure on platformC will exert upward pressure on platform B. To counteract this effect, Iprovide a second weight F and attach it to the pulley E in such mannerthat it will exert a pull thereon opposite in effect to that of weightE2. Weight F, like weight E2, will be made up of a plurality ofmembersff, spaced apart and separately attached to the pulley-cord f;but in this case the members of the weight will normally be at rest upona suitable support a2, as shown, and lifted one by one as the pulley isrotated, thereby gradually adding resistance to the graduallyincreasingdownward thrust of platform C.

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Preferably weight F will be attached to pulan appreciable number ofreceiver-sections have been transferred to platform B.

The details of the receiver-sections are clearly shown in Figs. 4, 6,and 7, wherein they will be seen to each consist of a supporting-tray sand a sliding pan s', mounted therein, the saidpan being adapted to Abeing in slots s3.

drawn out from-the tray in the manner indicated in Figs. 7 and S, butprevented from being wholly withdrawn by the pins s2,work- The undersides of the trays are provided with one or more rows of teeth ornotchess4, extending from back to front, while the upper surfaces of the pansare laid out in a series of `parallel grooves S5, extending fromrside'toside and having overhanging edges s6."

`Gr represents a printing-telegraph instrument or ticker of the usual orany preferred construction, which is mounted upon a frame g, secured tothe'side of casing A. The desame horizontal plane as that of anyreceivertails of this instrument forming no part of the invention arenot illustrated.

H represents the tape, which, as usual, is drawn `bythe instrument froma reel, (indicated at H,) passes between the printing-rolls or type,(not showin) emerges at h, and then enters the guiding-channel h', thetape being pushed along said channel by the same force which draws itinto the instrument for printing. Between `the instrument and the reel Ilocate a light wheel or drumK, of definite diameterand carrying atripper lc, the tape being caused by idler k2 to pass over aconsiderable `portion of 4the periphery of said drum in order to rotatethe latter.

` Vithin the channel h is a hinged leaf t', adapted to rest upon thetape-and overcome any tendency the latter may have to rise out of thechannel at this point. l The channel, it will be seen, approaches thecasing A ata point between the chambers b and c preferably nearer `theformer and occupies the section that may be resting upon the tracks orguides d, it being the function of said channel to direct the tape intothe grooves 35 of such receiver-sections. The sections are moved atintervals a distance equal to the width of a groove, sothat each groovemay be successively brought infoline with the channel h and receive thetape.` The direction of movement of the tape is` at right angles to thatof'a receiver-section ast'ne latter passes along the guides CZ d, and atthe point of intersection of the two paths of movement I locate atape-cutting device P.

. J represents a motor of suitable character. In the present embodimentof my invention it is a weight-actuated shaft j, geared to a train ofwheelsj'j, the., said train including an escape-wheel Z, having a notchZ therein. A detent Z2 normally engages notch Z and serves to lock themotor against movement, the detent being carried upon o'ne end of a rodM. ,The other end of rod `M extends to thedrum `K and is adapted to beengaged by the tripper 7c once in each Arotation of the drum, the effectbeing to raise the detent and release the motor, the detent riding upon`the periphery of the escape-wheel Z until the latter has made onecomplete rotation, when it `will again engage the notch and stop themotor.

Rod M carries a second detent m, adapted to engage, successively, eachof the notches m in a wheel fm2 in the motor-train. The number ofnotches m will be one less than the number of teeth s4 on the under sideof the receiver-sections. For instance, if there are eight teeth s4 thewheel 'm2 will be divided into eight equal spaces and notched at sevenof such spaces. Wheel m"z is adapted to make one-eighth of a rotationwhile escape-wheelZ makes one complete rotation, the notches on theformer being arranged so as to be presented to detent fm at the samemoment that 'notch Z is presented to detent Z2. The elect of this willbe that escapewheelZ will be permitted to make six successive singlerotations, the two detents rising and falling together, and then adouble rotation as the unbroken portion m5 of the periphery of wheel m2comes into play and holds detent m, and consef Each lever N will beprovided with a pawl n2 at its upper end, said pawls being adapted toengage the teeth or notches s4 on the under side of thereceiver-sections. Geared to shaft a is a parallel shaft o, the outerend of which carries a crank o', engaging a slotp in the lower end ofthe vertically-reciprocating cutter-bar P, whose cutting edge is at p'.l

Y, Assuming the parts to be in the positions shownin Figs. 1, 3, and 4,the operation will be as follows: Each impulse of the ticker will unreela portion of the tape and canse the drum K to be rotated and the end h3of said tape advanced through the first groove S5in receiver-section ladistance equal tcl` the length of said unreeled portion. will becontinued, the receiver-section meanwhile remaining stationary, untilthe druni K shall have rotated sufficiently to carry the tripper Zt intoengagement with the rod M, whereupon said rod will be tripped and themotor released in the man nerbefore described.

At the time of the release of the motor the` into operation. The releaseof the motor there fore will be `coincident with the iilling of algroove with tape. Each operation ofthe motor will effect one revolution'of the shaftlfa as This action IOO IIO

well as one' revolution of shaft o, the latter serving to actuate thetape-severing devices in a manner clearly indicated in Fig. 9. The rsthalf of the revolution of shaft 'rtwill carry cam N from the positionshown in Fig. 4 to that shown in Fig. 5, and so allow spring r to actand throw the upper ends of levers N from right to left, Fig. 3. Thiswill cause pawls n2 to pass between receiver-sections 1 and 2 of thegroup or pile in chamber b and engage the underside of the uppermostsection of said group in the manner indicated in Fig. 5, the trays 5being cnt away at S7 for the passage of the pawl. The secondhalf-revolution of shaft n serves to restore the lever N' to itsoriginal position and causes said uppermost receiversection to beadvanced a distance equal to the width of a groove, carrying the severedstrip of tape with it and moving the next succeeding groove intoalinement with the channel h ready to receive the tape at the nextfeeding operation of the ticker or other instrument. This operation willbe continued until the uppermost section (or section 1) has been whollywithdrawn from the pile in chamber b and rests upon the guides d d inthe space between the platforms B andC, whereupon the weight E? will actand raise platform B and carry the next section 2 into position to beengaged by the pawls n2. At this stage of the operation it will benecessary to allow the motor to run long enough to actuate the pawlstwice in order to advance the receiver-section 2 far enough to carry therst groove thereof into alinement with channel h. This will beaccomplished by arranging the wheel m2 in such manner that the unbrokenpart m5 of its periphery will act on detent 'm just after areceiver-section shall have been wholly with- -drawn from chamber b.Section 2 then being advanced step by step in the manner alreadydescribed will shove section l along ahead of it,so that bythe timesection 2 has been wholly withdrawn from the group or pile section lwill have been transferred to the top of the pile on platform C andsection 3 raised vto a position within reach of the pawls 112.

It will be observed that by the general arrangement described aconsiderable portion of the latest printed matter issued by the tickeror other instrument will be exposed at the top of the apparatus inconvenient reading position. In order to read earlier news, it will onlybe necessary to withd raw the sliding pans s' from their respectivetrays in the manner illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7, the side of the casingor frame A being open at a5 to admit of such withdrawal, The trays aresupported upon each other and their edges are high enough above theirrespective sliding pans to space the latter apart and relieve the sameof the weight of the other trays and pans. If the pans rested directlyupon each other, the friction between them would probably be too greatfor their ready withdrawal.

A Having described my invention, I claiml. In combination withaprinting-telegraph or other instrument adapted to print upon one sideof a continuons ribbon, tape or strip of material and then eject thesame,la receiver, and means whereby said material will be arranged uponsaid receiver so as to be readable throughout its length.

3. In combination with a printingtelegraph or other machine adapted tofeed out a continuous ribbon, tape or strip of material, a receiver forsaid material, and means for arranging the material upon said receiverin regularly succeeding separate lines.

4. In combination with a printing-telegraph or other machine adapted tofeed out a continuous ribbon, tape or strip of material, of a receiverfor said material, and means for depositing said material in regularlysucceeding separated sections thereon.

5. In combination with a printing-telegraph or other machine adapted tofeed out a-continuous ribbon, tape or strip of material, of

a receiver for said "`material, and means whereby the latter may beapplied to the receiver in separated parallel sections.

6. In combination, a movable receiver, a printing-telegraph or othermachine adapted to feed outacontinuous ribbon,tape or strip of material,and to deliver the same to said receiver, and means whereby saidmaterial may be separated into sections ofy suitable length as it isdelivered to the receiver.

7. In combination, a printing-telegraph or other machine adapted to feedout a continuous ribbon, tape or strip of material, means whereby saidmaterial will be separated into sections of suitable length, and meanswhereby said sections will be arranged in regular sequence upon saidreceiver.

8. In combination with a printing-telegraph or other machine adapted toeject a continuous ribbon, tape or strip of material, a receiver forsaid material, means whereby said material will be separated intosections of suitable length, and means whereby said sections will beapplied to said receiver in parallel rows or lines.

9. In combination, a receiver, a printingtelegraph or other machineadapted to eject a ribbon, tape or strip of material and deliver thesame to said receiver, means for severing said material after apredetermined portion thereof has been delivered to said receiver, andmeans whereby the position of said severed portion will be shiftedaftersuch delivery.

10. In combination with a printing-telegraph or other machine adapted toeject a ribbon, tape or strip of material, of a receiver IOO IIO

graph or other machine adapted to eject aribbon, tape or strip ofmaterial, of a receiver for said material, means for moving saidreceiver intermittentlyin a direction transverse to the direction ofmovement of said material,

\ and means for cutting said material into strips.

12. In combination, a receiver, a printingtelegraph or other machineadapted to eject a ribbon, tape or strip of material and deliver thesame to said receiver, means for severing said material after apredetermined portion thereof has been delivered to said receiver, andmeans for moving said receiver after such delivery, whereby the positionof 'the severed portion may be shifted.`

13. In combination, a printing-telegraph or other instrument adapted totreat a surface of a ribbon, tape or strip of material and then ejectthe same, areceiver provided with parallel grooves, means whereby saidreceiver may be moved intermittently and each groove thereof presentedsuccessively to the material, and means for severing the tape after apredetermined length thereof has been applied to a groove.

14. In combination, a printing-telegraph or other instrument adapted totreat a ribbon, tape or sheet of material and then eject the same, aAreceiver for said material consisting of a plurality of receiversections, means whereby each of said sections may be moved successivelystep by step, and means whereby said material may be applied to saidmoving receiver-sections.

15. In combination, a printing-telegraph or other instrument adapted totreat a ribbon, tape or sheet of material and then feed out the same, areceiver for said material consisting of a plurality ofreceiver-sections, means whereby each of said sections may be movedsuccessively, step by step, transversely to the movement of the tape,means whereby said tape may be applied to said sections in separatestrips of suitable length, and means whereby said receiver-sections maybe arranged in a group or pile after the tape has been applied thereto.

-16. In a printing-telegraph, a movable plat-` form adapted to support apile or group of receiver-sections, means whereby said sections may bewithdrawn successively and from said platform and moved step by stepacross suitable tracks or ways, and means whereby a tape or sheet ofmaterial may be fed to said sections while the latter rest upon saidtracks or ways.

17. In a printing-telegraph, a movable plat-4 form adapted to support apile or group of receiver-sections, a second movable platform, meanswhereby the said receiver-sections may be removed successively from thefirst platform and grouped or piled upon the second platform, and meansfor feeding strips of material to said sections in transit.

18. In a printing-telegraph, a movable platform adapted to support apile or group ofreceiver-sections, a second movable platform, meanswhereby the said receiver-sections may be removed from the rst platformand grouped or piled upon the second platform, means for feeding stripsof material to said sections in transit, and means for maintaining anapproximate balance between the two platforms.

19. In a printing-telegraph, areceiver--section comprising asupporting-tray and a sliding pan mounted therein, the said pan having asurface adapted to receive and retain strips or sheets of material fedthereto by suitable means.

In witness whereof I subscribe my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

CLARENCE M. STINER.

Witnesses:

WM. A. RosENBAUM, FRANK S. OBER.

